At Onaga, the Frankfort Wildcats grabbed a lead in the first half and never let it go on Tuesday in a 43-35 win over Onaga.
The Wildcats led 15-11 after the first quarter, and extended the lead to 29-20 by .

At Washington, Valley Heights hung on for three quarters until the Tigers put them away in the fourth on Tuesday.
The Mustangs trailed 13-9 after the first period and 32-19 at half.
Kayla Smith scored 18 points, Sidney Blackburn had 12 and .

Hunting and fishing are honorable pursuits with a long tradition in Kansas. Those activities could soon be elevated to rights protected by the Kansas Constitution if a couple lawmakers have their way.
We can’t come up with any substantive .

To the Editor:
I have been watching the current efforts concerning education in the Kansas Legislature with a certain amount of incredulity.
First of all, I do not understand where this distrust and dislike for teachers — all teachers — came from. .

To the Editor:
Gov. Sam Brownback’s tax-generating proposals, specifically to increase tobacco and liquor taxes, give rise to a question about how logical this strategy is. Advocates for healthier lifestyles believe that these taxes will reduce use. Gov. Brownback .

Beverly Jane Hays, 83, of Manhattan, died Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015, at Stoneybrook Assisted Living in Manhattan.
The family provided some of the following information.
She was born Feb. 28, 1931, in Brookfield, Mo. She was the daughter of Basil E. and Fay (Payne) Noland. .

Alice Nichols, 90, a resident of Meadowlark Hills Retirement Community, Manhattan, died Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015.
Alice was born in Baltimore, Md., in 1925. She was the daughter of Sophie and Yuri Rainich, where her father was teaching mathematics at John Hopkins University. Her .

The Kansas Department of Labor is investigating the death of a Manhattan city worker after a dirt trench collapsed on him on Friday.
William Wiske, 30, of Wamego, died from the injuries he received after he was buried up to his .

More than 7,000 people watched the Army listening session on Monday, the Junction City Area Chamber of Commerce claimed.
The listening session was a chance for community members to tell Army officials why Fort Riley is important to the area. The .

Jack A. Piper, 88, of St. George, died Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, at the Meadowlark Hills-Collins Landing in Manhattan.
The family provided some of the following information.
He was born on April 14, 1926, in Manhattan. He was the son of James Barton and Hattie .

Riley County police identified the victim of a shooting death on Monday as 46-year-old Steven Hoard of Randolph, according to a press release issued on Tuesday afternoon.
The RCPD responded to the 14000 block of Gardiner Road in Randolph around 1:20 a..

A suspicious tube that contained homemade fireworks was removed from the overpass of Seth Child Road over Kimball Avenue on Tuesday morning.
The RCPD and Manhattan Fire Department responded around 8:40 a.m. after someone saw the package in the road .